Today is Friday
May 16, 2008
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No. 1 Justine Henin hangs up her racket
Thursday, May 15, 2008
LIMELETTE, Belgium (AP) — The determination that helped Justine Henin beat bigger, stronger opponents time and again was fading. ''I decided,'' the 25-year-old Belgian said, ''to stop fooling myself and accept it.'' Henin retired from tennis Wednesday, an abrupt ending to a career in which she won seven Grand Slam singles titles and spent more than 100 weeks ranked No. 1.
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Huff, Orioles Get Rare Sweep of Mariners
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
BALTIMORE (AP) — Aubrey Huff homered to break an eighth-inning tie, and the surprising Baltimore Orioles completed their first four-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners since 1999 with a 5-4 victory Monday.
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Kansas vs. Memphis in NCAA final tonight
Monday, April 07, 2008
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kansas plays Memphis tonight for the NCAA men's college basketball championship. It's once-beaten Memphis against a Kansas team that was able to open a 28-point lead on top-ranked North Carolina Saturday in easily winning its national semifinal. Both teams are athletic, like to push the ball up the court and run at every opportunity.
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Much is changed for new baseball season
Monday, March 31, 2008
Joe Torre will be in Dodger blue. Joe Girardi will be the manager as Yankee Stadium hosts its final opener. Johan Santana will be pitching for the New York Mets, Torii Hunter will be playing center field for the Los Angeles Angels. Much is different when most major league teams start their seasons Monday. But much was the same.
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Red Sox top A's 6-5 in Tokyo opener
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
TOKYO (AP) — Daisuke Matsuzaka's homecoming was saved by Manny Ramirez. Ramirez hit his second two-run double in the 10th inning, and the Boston Red Sox began their World Series title defense by beating the Oakland Athletics 6-5 in Tuesday night's major league season opener.
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Red Sox refuse to take field for game
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Red Sox on Wednesday refused to take the field for their final spring training game in Florida and are threatening to boycott their flight to Japan for their season-opening games unless their coaches and other staff are paid for making the trip.
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Nome readies for Iditarod finish
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
NOME, Alaska (AP) — This old gold rush town is almost ready for the grand finale of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. About all that's left is to see whose dogs arrive first.
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Goodell seeks harsher spying penalties
Friday, March 07, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell wants to crack down on spying next season with more inspections and harsher penalties, steps that follow the disciplining of the New England Patriots for taping opponents' signals.
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